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Litigious PRINCE sues Norwegian makers of a Prince tribute album. Next plans to sue Prince tennis racquets, the Little Prince, the color purple...
...Crucial to achieving that kind of reputation is the Norwegian fund's commitment to ethical investing. Keeping to guidelines it set down in 2004, the fund pledges to press firms it invests in to improve the protection of human rights - particularly those of child workers - and to be environmentally conscious. That social and ecological responsibility, the fund insists, is key to safeguarding its own financial returns. Take children's rights. If children are denied schooling and forced to earn a living prematurely, they grow up to be less productive workers with fewer skills. While a current employer may benefit from...
...Environmental groups tend to be wary of many waste-to-energy schemes, and say the best remedy for bulging landfills is more recycling. But Tony Grimshaw, project director for Energos, the Norwegian energy company building the plant, says, "There are practical and economic limits to how much you can recycle." He claims the Isle of Wight project, which is partly funded with $5.4 million in government aid, will prove both an economic and environmental success...
...early 2006, Interpol - the global police network based in Lyon, France - received from Norwegian police a cache of 800 disturbing images, roughly 100 of which depicted a man sexually abusing at least three boys aged between 6 and 10 in 2000 or 2001. While a luggage tag in the photos suggested they may have been taken in Southeast Asia, the trail grew cold, and for two years investigators were unable to decipher the man's identity or whereabouts - even though he hadn't bothered to conceal his face in the images. So this week, Interpol's child exploitation unit...
Still, Telenor's reception in Asia has been generally free of controversy. "Norwegians are seen as friendly people," reckons Sigve Brekke, the Norwegian CEO of Telenor's Thai operator DTAC, "from a small country far away, which is not seen as a threat." That perception could ease Telenor's way into a fresh round of expansion in Asia. "We have a lot to offer in markets where Telenor is not present for the time being," says Baksaas, with Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines all on watch. Back at the firm's Oslo headquarters, meeting rooms could get even more eclectic...